Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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1101.

_________ is also known as working capital ratio.$?

A. Current ratio
B. Quick ratio
C. Liquid ratio
D. Debt-equity ratio
Answer» B. Quick ratio
1102.

Fixed cost per unit increases when _______.$?

A. variable cost per unit increases
B. variable cost per unit decreases
C. production volume increases
D. production volume decreases
Answer» E.
1103.

Recreation expenses in factory are apportioned on the basis of ________.$?

A. material cost
B. wages
C. prime cost
D. number of employees
Answer» E.
1104.

Cost accounting concepts include all the following except ________.$?

A. planning
B. controlling
C. profit sharing
D. product costing
Answer» D. product costing
1105.

Time keeping refers to _______.$?

A. time spent by worker on their job
B. time spent by workers in the factory
C. time spent by workers without work
D. time spent by workers off their job
Answer» C. time spent by workers without work
1106.

Labour cost is the second element of ________.$?

A. cost
B. profit
C. sales
D. task
Answer» B. profit
1107.

Discarded material substances having no value is called ________.$?

A. waste
B. scrap
C. defectives
D. spoilage
Answer» B. scrap
1108.

Warehouse rent is a part of ________.$?

A. prime cost
B. factory cost
C. distribution cost
D. production cost
Answer» D. production cost
1109.

Profit to be transferred to profit and loss a/c, if the contract is complete to the extent of only 20% is ________.$?

A. nil
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 75%
Answer» B. 20%
1110.

The term cost refers to ________.$?

A. the present value of future benefits
B. the value of sacrifice made to acquire goods or services
C. an asset that has given benefit but now expired
D. the price of products sold or services rendered
Answer» C. an asset that has given benefit but now expired
1111.

The type of process loss that should not affect the cost of inventory value is _________.$?

A. abnormal loss
B. normal loss
C. seasonal loss
D. standard loss
Answer» B. normal loss
1112.

Actual loss is less than the predetermined normal loss, it is ________.$?

A. normal loss
B. abnormal loss
C. seasonal loss
D. abnormal gain
Answer» E.
1113.

When two products are simultaneously produced in a process and one of them has comparatively high value and other is of low value , the low value product is called __________.$?

A. joint products
B. by products
C. seasonal products
D. economic products
Answer» C. seasonal products
1114.

Cost of process Rs1,60,000 and profit to be charged on the transfer price is 20% What is the inter process profit?$?

A. Rs 32,000
B. Rs 40,000
C. Rs 48,000
D. Rs 54,000
Answer» C. Rs 48,000
1115.

The basis for determining profit to be taken into account on incomplete contract is ________.$?

A. cost of contract
B. contract price
C. percentage of work certified as done
D. uncertified work
Answer» D. uncertified work
1116.

Direct material is a ________.$?

A. manufacturing cost
B. administrative cost
C. selling cost
D. distribution cost
Answer» B. administrative cost
1117.

In a machine dominated industry which method of overhead absorption is suitable?$?

A. Direct material cost method
B. Prime cost method
C. Labour hour method
D. Machine hour method
Answer» E.
1118.

Responsibility Centre can be categorised into:$?

A. Cost Centres only
B. Profit Centres only
C. Investment Centres only
D. Cost Centres, Profit Centres and Investment Centres
Answer» E.
1119.

Abnormal cost is the cost:$?

A. Cost normally incurred at a given level of output
B. Cost not normally incurred at a given level of output
C. Cost which is charged to customer
D. Cost which is included in the cost of the product
Answer» C. Cost which is charged to customer
1120.

"Calculate the prime cost from the following information:Direct material purchased: Rs. 1,00,000.Direct material consumed: Rs. 90,000.Direct labour: Rs. 60,000.Direct expenses: Rs. 20,000.Manufacturing overheads: Rs. 30,000."$?

A. Rs. 1,80,000
B. Rs. 2,00,000
C. Rs. 1,70,000
D. Rs. 2,10,000
Answer» D. Rs. 2,10,000
1121.

Stores Ledger is a:$?

A. Quantitative as well as value wise records of material received, issued and balance
B. Quantitative record of material received, issued and balance
C. Value wise records of material received, issued and balance
D. a record of labour attendance
Answer» B. Quantitative record of material received, issued and balance
1122.

Profit forgone by capital investment in inventory rather than investment of capital to somewhere else is classified as?

A. relevant purchase order costs
B. relevant inventory carrying costs
C. irrelevant inventory carrying costs
D. relevant opportunity cost of capital
Answer» E.
1123.

Systematic flow of services, goods or information from buying material for product delivery to customers is known as?

A. supply chain
B. value chain
C. material flow chain
D. manufacturing flow chain
Answer» B. value chain
1124.

If demand of one year is 25000 units, relevant ordering cost for each purchase order is $210, carrying cost of one unit of stock is $25 then economic order quantity will be?

A. 678 packages
B. 648 packages
C. 658 packages
D. 668 packages
Answer» C. 658 packages
1125.

Direct cost assignment for specific cost object is classified as?

A. cost object line cost
B. cost tracing
C. cost object indirect cost
D. cost object staff cost
Answer» C. cost object indirect cost
1126.

Cost which is related to specific cost object and cannot be economically traceable is classified as?

A. line cost
B. staff cost
C. direct cost
D. indirect cost
Answer» E.
1127.

Under which method the rate of wages are linked with the cost of living index??

A. Flat time rate
B. High day rate
C. Measured day rate
D. Graduated time rate
Answer» E.
1128.

Under ABC method of material control, the material are classified according to __________.?

A. its value
B. its usage
C. its nature
D. its availability
Answer» B. its usage
1129.

According to which method of pricing issues is close to current economic values??

A. Last In First Out
B. First In First Out
C. Highest In First Out
D. weighted average price
Answer» B. First In First Out
1130.

Variable cost per unit ________.?

A. varies when output varies
B. remains constant
C. increase when output increases
D. decreases when output decreases
Answer» C. increase when output increases
1131.

Packing cost is ________.?

A. production cost
B. selling cost
C. administration cost
D. distribution cost
Answer» E.
1132.

Depreciation of plant can be apportioned on the basis of ________.?

A. plant value
B. plant size
C. working days
D. output produced
Answer» B. plant size
1133.

Overhead is also known as ________.?

A. ongoing cost
B. basic cost
C. extra cost
D. chargeable expenses
Answer» B. basic cost
1134.

Cost of idle time arising due to non availability of raw material is _______.?

A. charged to costing profit and loss account
B. charged to financial profit and loss account
C. charged to factory overhead
D. recovered by inflating the wage rate
Answer» B. charged to financial profit and loss account
1135.

Bonus under Halsey plan is paid ________.?

A. at 50% of time saved
B. at 75% of time saved
C. at 80% of time saved
D. at 90% of time saved
Answer» B. at 75% of time saved
1136.

Bin card is maintained by ________.?

A. costing department
B. stores department
C. finance department
D. accounting department
Answer» C. finance department
1137.

Piece workers are paid on the basis of ________.?

A. output sold
B. output produced
C. output in stock
D. input received
Answer» C. output in stock
1138.

ABC analysis is ________.?

A. At best Control
B. Always better Control
C. Average better Control
D. All best control
Answer» C. Average better Control
1139.

Average method of pricing the material issues is useful when ___________.?

A. material prices are rising
B. material prices are falling
C. material prices are constant
D. material prices are fluctuating
Answer» E.
1140.

Conversion cost is subtracted from direct manufacturing labour cost is to calculate the?

A. direct overheads
B. overhead costs
C. factory overhead
D. manufacturing overhead cost
Answer» E.
1141.

All costs, which are assigned to manufactured products for specific calculations are classified as?

A. contracting costs
B. product cost
C. government costs
D. marketing costs
Answer» C. government costs
1142.

Cost which is changed in proportion to level total volume is?

A. fixed cost
B. variable cost
C. total cost
D. infeasible cost
Answer» C. total cost
1143.

An overtime is considered in cost accounting as?

A. indirect costs
B. overhead costs
C. premium costs
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
1144.

Direct service labour is $5000, idle time wages are $1000 and overtime premium is $450, then total figure would be?

A. $4,450
B. $6,450
C. $21,500
D. $14,300
Answer» C. $21,500
1145.

Direct manufacturing labour costs is added into manufacturing overhead cost to calculate?

A. transaction costs
B. conversion costs
C. resale costs
D. merchandise costs
Answer» C. resale costs
1146.

Conversion cost is subtracted from manufacturing overhead cost is to calculate the?

A. manufacturing labour costs
B. direct labour costs
C. direct manufacturing labour costs
D. indirect manufacturing labour costs
Answer» D. indirect manufacturing labour costs
1147.

Balance sheet, in which all costs of product that must be considered as its assets, is said to be?

A. factory overhead costs
B. manufacturing overhead costs
C. Inventoriable costs
D. finished costs
Answer» D. finished costs
1148.

An under allocated indirect cost is also called?

A. under applied indirect cost
B. under absorbed indirect cost
C. absorbed indirect cost
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
1149.

Process of assigning direct or indirect cost to any cost object is known as?

A. cost assignment
B. cost expectation
C. event assignment
D. probability assignment
Answer» B. cost expectation
1150.

A document which consists information about labour time usage, for specific job in a specific department, is known as?

A. selling time record
B. labour time record
C. buying time record
D. direct time record
Answer» C. buying time record